Responsible Chemistry

Natural Pest Control: Q&A with The Home Depot Merchant

Looking for a safer way to keep bugs and rodents out of your home and garden? We sat down with Edson McLean, Senior Merchant of Garden Chemicals at The Home Depot, to get his take on the rise of natural pest control, and how shoppers can make smarter, safer choices this season. Q: What does …
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Responsible Chemistry

Get Garden-Ready this Spring with Miracle-Gro

The warm, sunny days of early spring are the perfect time to start prepping your yard for the planting season. With a little effort now – and the right supplies from The Home Depot and some help from Miracle-Gro – you can have a vibrant and flourishing garden all season long. Outdoor Cleanup Before creating a …
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Carbon Emissions

The Home Depot Kids Workshops: Building Skills and Sustainability

This April, The Home Depot is partnering with Back to the Roots for a special Earth Month Kids Workshop. Each child who participates will receive a planter kit, free Organic Heirloom Basil Seeds and, for the first time, Organic Peat-Free Seed Starting Mix to complete the planting experience. Now in its third year, this partnership aligns with The Home Depot’s goal of …
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Responsible Chemistry

Show Your Home Some Love with Behr Paint

February is the season of love, and there’s no better time to show your home some affection. Painting your home inside and out is a simple yet impactful way to refresh your space, protect your walls and reflect your personal style. A fresh coat of paint can shield your home from wear and tear and …
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Responsible Chemistry

How-To: Cleaning After the Holidays with Safer Choice Cleaning Products

The holiday season is a time for fun, festivities and family, but once the gifts are unwrapped and the decorations are down, cleaning up can seem like a daunting task. Fortunately, you don’t need to sacrifice cleanliness for sustainability. With the right products and techniques, you can tackle post-holiday cleaning while also being kind to …
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Responsible Chemistry

Back to School, Back to Clean: A Sustainable Approach with Simple Green

Tackle back-to-school messes with these tips and environmentally friendly products! Create a healthy, organized home by deep cleaning and decluttering, all while involving the family. The back-to-school season is a time of excitement and anticipation, but it can also be a stressful period filled with preparations. One crucial aspect often overlooked is a deep clean of …
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Responsible Chemistry

Fight Mosquitoes with Nature’s Defenses

When the weather warms up, we want to enjoy the outdoors – and mosquitoes want to enjoy us. Some simple efforts can help minimize these pests.  Mosquitoes are not only pesky irritants that deter our enjoyment of the outdoors with bothersome itchy bites, but they’re also bloodsuckers that can be dangerous and spread serious illnesses …
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Responsible Chemistry

Safer Choice Is Keeping it Clean

The Home Depot offers everything you need for environmentally preferred cleaning, including everyday, all-purpose cleaners and chemicals for more challenging cleaning projects like removing limescale, rust or calcium. The Home Depot has been on a journey to offer environmentally preferred cleaning products for years. To that end, in 2022, The Home Depot stopped selling residential …
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